In a country spilling with people, it does not come as a surprise that proper waste management is the need of the hour. Let’s look at some basic statistics: Urban India (about 377 million people) generates 62 million tonnes of municipal solid waste each year, of this about 43 million tonnes (70%) is collected and 11.9 million tonnes (20%) is treated. About 31 million tonnes is dumped in landfill sites, which is about 50% of the waste left completely untreated and toxic. The urban India’s current consumption pattern only suggests a hike in this graph over the next decade.

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